Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10617, Samuel Eggleston, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Eggleston, Samuel
S. 10617
Carded
CONTENTS

Vermont 18.890
Samuel Eggleston of Orange. So in the State of Vermont who was a Dr. in the Company. commanded by Captain Chapin of the Regt. commanded by Col. Parton in the Continental line for Artillery - Continental Mass.
1 Gt. Private - $ 40.00 aw mar. 19.08.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Oct 1833 and sent to John W. Smith Chelsea. Vt
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - 100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 34. 20
Died Oct 4, 1834 120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. S. Sprague Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 3 Page 63

36 th Sam l Eggleston Declaracion
Samuel Eggleston No. 12
Please to make me turn to John M. Smith Chilton Bruns County County - Vermont

State of Vermont } At Chelsea in said County on this 21 st day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before Hon. Sitas- Orange County } H. Estlinan David Colb & Thomas Jones Justices of the Court of Orange County now sitting being a Court of Record - Samuel Eggleston a resident of Chelsea in the County of Orange & State of Vermont aged 81 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with the Continental troops and served in Col. Ben- ton's Regiment in the Massachusetts line under the following named officers - That in the year 1776. He resided in Murraysfield in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts. That on or about the first of May 1776. He enlisted as a private at Murraysfield in the Company commanded by Capt. Chapin, & Ensign Brown in the Regiment commanded by Col. Porter. That he marched imme- diately to Schenectady, now Whitehall in the State of New York & from thence marched by water to Sault in Canada, and remained there a month or six weeks, & built a fort, & from thence to Montreal, and were there stationed several weeks. He thinks the American forces at Montreal were under the command of Gen. Sullivan. That he went from Montreal to Lachine, then back to Montreal & from thence to St Johns and was there confined with the Small Pox two or three months from thence he & his Regiment were ordered back to Crown- Point - & from thence to Ticonderoga & to Mount Independence, where he was stationed some time. That from thence he marched to Trenton in the State of New Jersey and was in the battle of Trenton when the Hessian troops were taken. in marching to New Jersey he cannot distinctly recollect the route, but went part of the way by water down South River - That he was discharged at Trenton in New- Jersey - on or about the first of May 1777. for one years service & thinks his discharge was signed by Gen. Washington. That his house was burnt when he lived in Littleton, New Hampshire about forty years since & his discharge was burnt - He hereby sub- scribes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the presents & he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State to his knowledge & he knows of no person living who can testify to his service - etc.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Samuel Eggleston
H. E. G. M c Laughlin Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
H. E. G. M c Laughlin Clerk
I H. E. G. M c Laughlin Clerk of Orange County Court do hereby certify the foregoing containing the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Eggleston for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 22 nd day of August AD 1832 -
H. E. G. M c Laughlin Clerk

Samuel Eggiston Declaration
the day and year aforesaid.
...the said Court of Sessions, at the trial of the said Samuel Eggiston, for the said felony, did find that the said Samuel Eggiston was not guilty of the said felony, and that he is entitled to be released from the said felony, and that the said Samuel Eggiston is entitled to be released from the said felony, and that the said Samuel Eggiston is entitled to be released from the said felony.
Given under my hand and seal this day and year aforesaid.
...the said Court of Sessions, at the trial of the said Samuel Eggiston, for the said felony, did find that the said Samuel Eggiston was not guilty of the said felony, and that he is entitled to be released from the said felony, and that the said Samuel Eggiston is entitled to be released from the said felony, and that the said Samuel Eggiston is entitled to be released from the said felony.
Given under my hand and seal this day and year aforesaid. A. D. 1834.

State of Vermont, ORANGE COUNTY ss.
At Chelsea in said County on this 20 th day of June
A. D. 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Silas Hutchinson  Daniel Cobb 2 Justices of the County
The Court of said Orange County, now sitting, being a Court of Record Samuel Eggleston a resident of Chelsea in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, aged 82 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832,
that he was born at Windsor Connecticut , on the 30 th day of May 1751 - & removed from thence to Murrayfield (N.Y.) when about 8 years old and there lived till after the war of the Revolution & has since lived in Plainfield & Littleton (New Hampshire) & Chelsea Vermont at which last place he has lived the last 16 years, that he has no record of his age - that he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775, with the Continental troops and served in Col. Porter's Regiment , in the Massachusetts Line as he thinks but is not positive it was Porter's , that in March 1775 - on the first of May 1776, while residing in Murrayfield he enlisted as a private in the Company of Capt. Chaplin & Ensign Snow , and according to his best recollection in the Regiment of Col. Porter that he was ordered and marched immediately to Shrewsbury - (now Whitehall, New York) & from thence to Sackets in Canada and was there stationed about a fortnight & from thence to Montreal and was there stationed several weeks. In the American Army then stationed were under the command of Gen. Sullivan - that he marched from thence to St. Johns & back to Montreal & from thence to St. Johns - at which last place he and nearly all his Company were incorporated with the Small Pox which was then prevalent in Canada & very fatal & he was then confined sick two or three months according to his best recollection; that Gen. Arnold & his Army were behind them on his retreat from Quebec - that his Company moved from St. Johns as soon as they recovered from the Small Pox - & he thinks they joined their Regiment according to his best recollection at Crown Point & from thence they marched to Ti. by winter to Mount Independence & were there when independence was declared & were there several weeks - from thence he marched to Whitehall - to Albany & from thence by water to West Point or that vicinity - & thence by Land to Tappan & Tuscum New Jersey and was in the battle of Brandywine when the Hessians were taken - that he arrived in New Jersey before the battle of Long Island & Washington's Army retreated to the South while he was in New Jersey - that he was stationed at various places in New Jersey which he cannot now recollect - employed on picket & on guard till he was discharged which according to his best recollection was the first of May 1777, that he enlisted & was mustered for one year, and that he received a written discharge for one year's service, signed by Gen. Washington according to his best recollection - which discharge was burnt many years since, since when his house was burnt - that his health is very infirm & his memory greatly impaired & he cannot at this time his Col. name, was Porter or Thompson or some other name which he cannot recollect. that he cannot recollect any other of his Regimental Officers, he has no other military service, and he knows of no pension lying when dispositions he can procure to prove his service as he must only wholly on his own declaration & he has no person who can account with him, to wit Colonel Dole John Montgomery the Deputy  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  Heard  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Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Eggleston his mark
Attest, Harry Hale. Clerk
We Calvin Noble a Clergyman residing in Chelsea - in said County of Orange and Ephraim Hatch residing in the said Chelsea hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Eggleston who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be 82 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Calvin Noble, Clergyman Ephraim Hatch
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest, Harry Hale. Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Calvin Noble who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Chelsea in said County, and that Ephraim Hatch who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same place, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest, Harry Hale. Clerk
Harry Hale Clerk of the Court of Orange County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Eggleston for a pension. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 20 th day of June A. D. 1833.
Harry Hale CLERK.

No 3611
Vermont
1. In what manner has he earned?
   Power Power Power Cash   Amount Value Amount Value     State his service as directed by the form annexed Amount of Cash in his hands  
State his service as directed by the form annexed
How old is he?
2. If he has a father give it upon that the right of it is directed by both parents.
3. With the description name before a Court or a Judge.
Feb 1 June 1835
to the state of
ENTER IN THE CASE OF

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Eggleston of Chelsea  County of Orange in the State of Vermont (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 81  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     May In 1776 1 Private Capt Chapin. Coln Porter. Genl Sullivan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Trenton  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Murrayfield, County of Berkshire, Massachusetts.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. S. Wilson Examining Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EEL On
September 21, 1929
Sydney Lee Ruggles 4 Williams Terrace Bellows Falls, Vermont
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.10617, it appears that Samuel Eggleston was born May 30, 1751, at Windsor, Connecticut, and when eight years of age moved to Murrayfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
While residing at Murrayfield, Massachusetts, he enlisted May 1, 1776, and served one year as a private in Captain Chapin's Company, Colonel Porter's or Colonel Thompson's Massachusetts Regiment, and was in the battle of Trenton.
After the Revolution, he lived in Plainfield and Littleton, New Hampshire, and at Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 21, 1832, while residing at Chelsea, Vermont.
He died October 4, 1834.
There are no data concerning his family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Date of death on MB

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Samuel Eggleston
Admit-
year Index
John W. Smith Chelsea - W.S.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 23 o
183 8
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Mr. Samuel Eggleston

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
no Colonel by the name Massachusetts line etc

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Handwritten notes: Name of Porter commanded a regiment of the the Continental Army A mistake in M c not true see Mass Archives Ala. Smc

Rev Lewis Cap Leavitt
Dear Sir
The original Declaration in the case of Samuel Eggleston and Jacob Emery are herewith returned to you —
The Hon D. Hutchinson Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Vermont informed me that it was not necessary to send back the old Declaration . Mr. D. Avery took his old Declaration and I have not been able to see him since he sent his papers last — I will endeavor to see him soon and forward it to you if he has not destroyed it —
Resp Sir yours
John W. Smith
Chelsea Vt Oct 4. 1833

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Eggleston a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1 1776 1 yr. Pvt Chapin Porter or Thompson Mass.                                     
Battles engaged in, Trenton , Residence of soldier at enlistment, Murrayfield, Berkshire Co. Mass. Date of application for pension, Aug. 21, 1833. His ch. was ab. Residence at date of application, Chelsea, Orange Co. Vt. Age at date of application, May 30, 1757 at Windsor Conn.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
cannot find this man's record in Mass Archives

BUREAU OF PENSIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Feb. 25, 1919.
Mr. Oscar J. Egelston, 526 Forest Ave. West, Detroit, Mich.
Sir:
In reply to your letters of the 16" and 20" instant, you are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services.
You are herewith furnished the history of the only Samuel Eggleston of Mass. (under any spelling of that name) found on sail records.
You are also advised that a careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of Simon Snyder, Silas Egelston, Silas Samuel Egelston and Isaac Bisbee, described by you, (under any spelling of the names).
This Bureau is unable to aid you further in this matter. Very respectfully
see ms. slips. J. M. [unclear]
Commissioner.

4 Williams Terrace Bellows Falls, Vermont.
June 3, 1929.
Plusion Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Have you any record of one Samuel Egleston of Plainfield, New Hamp- shire, later of Chelsea, Vermont, said to have

belonged to a company of militia in Meriden, N.H., June 25, 1781? I am trying to find his war record as he was a Revolution- ary soldier of rather long service according to history of family. He was from Connect- icut earlier than this. Very truly, Sydney See Ruggles.

39 Stamp rec'd, FIVE
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Rev. Sup W
Feb 20 th 1919
Dear Sir
as I was referred to you as regards the soldiers who served in the Revolutionary war. As my great grand father Isaac Bisbee left a traditional Record. But all authentic Records and Papers were lost during the Civil war, as all of the Egleston manuscripts went to the front. I have only the words from my father and grand father any thing to show but an old silver spoon and a Bible that does not give any Record after Isaac Bisbee left the Continental Army he went to New York City lived there for a few years then came west to Indiana to America where his daughter

Jerim Macaul Bishlee and Jacob W Egelston were married in the year 1824 Jerim Bishlee first enlisted in the 12 th Massachusetts Regiment and served at different times during the war while it lasted. if you cannot help me, will you kindly refer this letter to the Pension office. I am not exactly looking for a Pension. But want to get Proof so that I can become a member of the Sons of the Revolution. I am sorry to ask of you to also look up Samuel Egelston my other great grand father. for Heaven's sake, did he really desert the service and for what reason. o, if you will only write this out for me, I will always be under obligations to you Yours Most Truly Oscar Egelston son of a Veteran #562 Forest-wood Detroit Michigan

Rev War m.c.r.
February 16 th 1919
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sir
Will you kindly tell me How to unswear and to get the War Record of My great Grand father Isaac Bishlee of Massachusetts who served at different times during the War of the Revolution. After the War he married Desire -- Removed to New York where a son and Adah daughter was Born William and Desire They finally moved to Aurora Indiana where Desire was Wedded to Jacob W Egleston of Hillsboro Indiana in 1824 Isaac Bishlee was finally

in the Continentals and the 12 th and 14 th Mass Bay of his services after grand father Egelston mentioned where I was But a child and the old Continental soldiers in Military Hat there of no value. disappeared somehow a camouflage during the Civil war the Col Jacob Egelston went to the front in the 83 rd Indiana Volunteers or also My father Captain Hiram Egelston of the 18 th Kentucky and My Brother Jacob in the '34 as a Private father's Brother Uncle John A Egelston in the 38 th Missouria as Surgeon Major grand father Fisher and Egelston were in the Saw Mill Run near

Dillsboro in 1824 at the time Grand Pa Egelston married to Perice Macall Bushee the same year. The Civil War destroyed all Valuable Records while the Colonel was at the front During Civil War the only thing that I have is an old Bible no Records of Birth in it. an old Silver Spoon of Grand Ma Bushee Egelstons if you will kindly tell me how to identify myself so that I can get into the S.A.R. I can conscientiously take oath to what I say I have all Commission of the Civil War discharge & C But are short on the Revolution I don't know whether Grand Bushee got a Pension or not

our familys an Bother Sides. in fact the governor of Pennsylvania Simon Snyder 1790 to 1817 grand father to Maria Stevenson My — Mother. Mother. But if I can get Isaac Bishes Record I will be contented for I know that he served with distinction as a Private Soldier. Can you tell me if Isaac Bishes ever drew a Pension for His services in the Revolution I served during the John Morgans Raid in 1863, but was Rejected on account of My age of 15. after the Raid was over. if you will help Me to straighten this out I will thank You My age now a seventy is getting along. and I would

65 to get every thing fixed for my children for the future generations of all Hawes due them who went to Build a wall that shall stand for ever I hope of three three generations Isaac Bisbee Mass Silas Samuel Egelston Simon Smyder Pennsylvania War of the Revolution Jacob W Egelston 83 d Ind. G d father Hiram W Egelston 18 th Ky. My father John A Egelston 39 th MO Uncle Jacob Egelston 189 th Ind. Brother Joseph Stevenson 4 th Cav. Ohio Uncle William Stevenson 4 th Cav. -- -- Civil war the only one now living is Joseph Stevenson age 80 and yours Truly Oscar J Egelston # 562 Forest west Detroit Mich

Per May
10617 INVALID.
File No. 10,617
Samuel Eggleston Pr. New War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 9 , Page 111
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1919 Feb. 25. Newbury to Ocean F. Eggleston. ad. Admiralty and Mass. 1929 - Sept 21 - Wilt. to Sydney Lee Ruggles. Ex